
After that, I’m free to do whatever I want.ĭuring a session, I’m not allowed to go check my emails, Twitter, and so on.

Rinse and repeat, until a day’s worth of work is done. Then I’ll start another session often, but not always, followed by another break. I’ll take a short break after that first session, and have breakfast. It’s also very useful to realize where I waste most of my time during any day, and to fight procrastination.Įvery morning, accompanied by a big cup of coffee, I will start working around the same time ( very early) for a 45’ or a 2h session, depending on what I want to do. It helps me to roughly know where I’ll be at the end of every day, no matter what. And it is still is, even if the way I do things, and the time I need to do them, constantly evolves. Timing my writing, in fact all of my work, was the best change I’ve ever made to my work routine. One’d better know how and where one spends it. Sure, I’m not paid by the hour, or it would be a misery if not less than that, but writing takes a lot of time and one’s time is limited.

Anything that you've put off for too long.Projects you can tackle in short intervals.Home projects, such as garage cleanout.Homework, term papers, and other student projects.Clearing out your inbox (IT support tickets, fixing software bugs, and similar items).Some projects are better suited to the Pomodoro technique than others. To quote, "The next Pomodoro will go better." Devote your first Pomodoro of the day to planning the rest of the day, or use your last Pomodoro to prepare for the following day.

